:00:00. > :00:00.Britain will not be cowed, says the Prime Minister. That is
:00:00. > :00:08.Welcome to North West Tonight with Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson.
:00:09. > :00:14.Inspectors say hundreds of young people were put at risk by failures
:00:15. > :00:30.We will commission an independent review of our arrangements so that
:00:31. > :00:34.we will have a proper and detailed look at this.
:00:35. > :00:36.But it's not just social workers who are criticised.
:00:37. > :00:38.Police and health authorities are also blamed.
:00:39. > :00:42.Fighting back against Islamic State ` reports 20 Kurdish men have joined
:00:43. > :00:47.The ice bucket challenge which landed workers in hot water `
:00:48. > :00:49.one man lost his job for doing it in break time.
:00:50. > :00:55.How Liverpool's unforgettable Champions' League win has become
:00:56. > :01:11.Hundreds of children in Manchester have been put at risk
:01:12. > :01:14.by a failure of social services and other agencies to cope with
:01:15. > :01:16.demand, according to a report published today.
:01:17. > :01:18.It's rated both Manchester City Council's children's
:01:19. > :01:20.services and the city's Safeguarding Children Board as inadequate.
:01:21. > :01:22.The Ofsted investigation found some children waited six months to be
:01:23. > :01:25.visited by a social worker and one waited nine years to be adopted.
:01:26. > :01:44.Yes, Ofsted visited Manchester to inspect children's services in June
:01:45. > :01:49.They found a huge and found they
:01:50. > :01:51.They found a huge backlog of nearly 500 cases where families
:01:52. > :01:54.by social services, leaving a long time to be assessed
:01:55. > :02:01.44 children had waited at risk ` although the council says
:02:02. > :02:04.Some social workers were six months to be visited.
:02:05. > :02:06.Some social workers were dealing with 50 cases.
:02:07. > :02:21.We will ensure there is a earlier cleared
:02:22. > :02:26.We will ensure there is a earlier help for children and, crucially,
:02:27. > :02:31.that when referrals are made, instead of them just being assessed
:02:32. > :02:36.by social workers they will be assessed on a multi`dash`mac agency
:02:37. > :02:37.basis and we have started to do that.
:02:38. > :02:46.Children rated good just three
:02:47. > :02:57.Perhaps most disturbingly after the stories of sexual grooming
:02:58. > :03:07.by finding out where found that not enough was
:03:08. > :03:14.I want to shine a bright light on and who they were mixing with.
:03:15. > :03:21.childhood sexual exploitation and make sure we do all we can to tackle
:03:22. > :03:25.this hidden crime. As an aside, we will commission an independent
:03:26. > :03:31.review of our arrangements with GMP so we will have a proper and
:03:32. > :03:38.detailed look at this. There is no wilful blind I'd
:03:39. > :03:40.It's not just Manchester City Council who've failed here.
:03:41. > :03:42.That's made up the city's Safeguarding Children
:03:43. > :03:44.That's made up of other agencies including
:03:45. > :03:58.In a statement, the Safeguarding getting involved in
:03:59. > :04:04.findings and has already put plans in place to address these
:04:05. > :04:08.doing within two years. to see how they're all
:04:09. > :04:09.Tributes have been paid to one of the people who died in a fire
:04:10. > :04:13.46`year`old Polly Connor from Kendal was married with three children.
:04:14. > :04:14.A shed containing fireworks for a wedding reception ignited
:04:15. > :04:19.Her family say they've no idea how she became involved with
:04:20. > :04:33.the fire and say they're devasted by her death.
:04:34. > :04:47.The Jaguar Land Rover plant will start building the new model in the
:04:48. > :04:51.next period of time. The team here have a strong
:04:52. > :04:55.delivering on their commitments and I am sure they will do that again.
:04:56. > :05:02.We've created 250 jobs, our jobs, so it positive reaction in
:05:03. > :05:06.Halewood and the whole Liverpool city region as well.
:05:07. > :05:10.A Liverpool city fan has described what was a spiteful survival on the
:05:11. > :05:13.terraces in Hillsborough. Andy Ashcroft 's lead he was rescued by
:05:14. > :05:17.fellow supporters. He said that even their fans were
:05:18. > :05:23.trying desperately police putting them back into the
:05:24. > :05:29.pens. Our correspondent joins us now.
:05:30. > :05:33.Then, Mr Ashcroft was lucky to survive by the sound of it. Just
:05:34. > :05:41.tell us more about his experiences? Yes, he was very lucky indeed. The
:05:42. > :05:44.court heard Andrew Ashcroft was 23 when he went to the match. Today he
:05:45. > :05:48.said the crowd disorganised. He described how he
:05:49. > :05:55.and a friend made gate the police had opened to
:05:56. > :06:01.relieve a tunnel that became crushed with
:06:02. > :06:08.people and out moments of arriving, he knew there
:06:09. > :06:16.was a problem. He could see fans terrace by other fans in the West
:06:17. > :06:26.stand above them. He duck underneath it and enjoyed a
:06:27. > :06:39.lull in the were people dying inside the pen. He
:06:40. > :06:55.said that is when he see a police officer helping people
:06:56. > :07:00.out of the pen. Then, after everything he
:07:01. > :07:04.through, how then did he manage to escape?
:07:05. > :07:09.Well, it wasn't easy. He said that crowd determined where he could
:07:10. > :07:16.move. At one point he was horrified that he was handing on a fan. He
:07:17. > :07:21.tried to help him up but he could feel the crowd closing in around
:07:22. > :07:26.him. At one stage, he said a brief opening open next to him through
:07:27. > :07:33.which he can `` could make to the side and fans hoisted him
:07:34. > :07:43.out. He said he didn't have Members of the region 's Kurdish
:07:44. > :07:46.community have told North West Today that up to 20 men have left to fight
:07:47. > :07:49.in northern Iraq. A Kurdish takeaway owner was filmed
:07:50. > :07:59.fighting there Prime Minister has urged UK citizens
:08:00. > :08:03.not to travel there to fight. Kurdish Peshmerga forces on the
:08:04. > :08:08.front line fighting militants in Iraq. It is believed their ranks
:08:09. > :08:15.have been altered by a group of young men from Manchester. I know
:08:16. > :08:19.none of them but it is correct that a group of young people have
:08:20. > :08:24.Kurdistan to join the Peshmerga forces. That claim was repeated to
:08:25. > :08:27.the BBC by a member of Yorkshire 's Kurdish community and
:08:28. > :08:35.he is following home. He accepts someone to get
:08:36. > :08:37.involved. This is something completely independent. Individuals
:08:38. > :08:45.have their own decisions and nobody forced them to go back to Kurdistan
:08:46. > :08:48.and fight. There are estimated to be
:08:49. > :08:54.thousand Kurds living in the north`west most in Manchester, but
:08:55. > :08:57.some in Liverpool. Many took part in a demonstration in Manchester
:08:58. > :09:06.against Islamic state last month. One of the organisers notes Kurds
:09:07. > :09:09.who have gone to the Middle East but doesn't think it is necessarily
:09:10. > :09:16.fight `` knows Kurds. You can't distinguish
:09:17. > :09:21.see their families and people who get involved in some
:09:22. > :09:26.fighting. People are eager to support and help the
:09:27. > :09:32.can do other things. The alternatives include
:09:33. > :09:40.help. The Home Office said it could be an
:09:41. > :09:44.under threat, it is likely more UK Kurds will at least descended taking
:09:45. > :09:55.direct action. `` will at He was the most senior counsel
:09:56. > :09:58.official in rather when allegations were first made of child sexual
:09:59. > :10:05.exploitation. Liverpool 's mayor wants to speak to
:10:06. > :10:10.him on his return from holiday. We're joined now from Merseyside
:10:11. > :10:16.studio. I believe that he has given a statement today. What has he
:10:17. > :10:22.said? Gerard Fitzgerald has released a statement. He is the chief
:10:23. > :10:30.executive of Liverpool City Council. Between 2001 and 2003 he held the
:10:31. > :10:37.same post in rather and during that post `` time a report was written
:10:38. > :10:43.into sexual abuse in the town. Some senior members of the council
:10:44. > :10:50.believed the facts and figures were made up. Today, Mr Fitzgerald
:10:51. > :10:55.vulnerable young people exploited and
:10:56. > :11:21.He said he will discuss this extremely serious matter in the
:11:22. > :11:26.coming days. I understand the mayor has says he
:11:27. > :11:34.wants to question Mr Fitzgerald about his time in Rotherham.
:11:35. > :11:42.Yes, the mayor was to know whether he knew about the report at the
:11:43. > :11:44.time. He once to be in touch with the author of the latest report and
:11:45. > :11:50.Rotherham council. Mr Fitzgerald wasn't mentioned in the 2002 report
:11:51. > :11:55.or the latest report but he can expect robust questioning from the
:11:56. > :12:02.mayor when he returns from holiday. Events in rather have again focused
:12:03. > :12:06.attention of the issue of grooming and how to combat it but one part of
:12:07. > :12:09.the Northwest is enjoying some success in tackling child sexual
:12:10. > :12:16.exploitation. Wigan 's safeguarding children's
:12:17. > :12:21.board put into effect a system which tries to stop people becoming a
:12:22. > :12:25.victim in the first place. Our reporter has been taking a
:12:26. > :12:30.at how it works. This teenager was duped and
:12:31. > :12:36.abused by a paedophile who groomed him via the Internet. His
:12:37. > :12:43.said he was 19 nine he was 47. `` his abuser. It probably all started
:12:44. > :12:49.when I was 15. He said it was a way going to school. When did you
:12:50. > :12:57.realise it was wrong? he got quite frustrated with me and
:12:58. > :13:07.after a couple of police and his abuser is now in
:13:08. > :13:13.jail. Zak comes from Wigan, a exploitation. Local safeguarding
:13:14. > :13:20.board and approach to tackling grooming. We
:13:21. > :13:27.realised it wasn't just a and we needed to look more in depth
:13:28. > :13:35.as to whether young people who were being targeted
:13:36. > :13:39.and whether we had unidentified group of perpetrators. Prevention is
:13:40. > :13:45.key. Zoe, not her been disappearing from home, a sign
:13:46. > :13:52.she could be is so Sarah has been assigned to
:13:53. > :13:58.work with her from coming to She is a youth worker. At first it
:13:59. > :14:07.was a shock that were `` people I'd been but it was nice to know
:14:08. > :14:16.people cared about me. other youngsters. Jake is 18 but is
:14:17. > :14:21.employed full`time by training to children to keep them
:14:22. > :14:26.safe. On the real world. Taxi drivers have also
:14:27. > :14:34.been possible exploitation when they are
:14:35. > :14:42.out and about in the borough. back of your car would you feel
:14:43. > :14:49.confident to intervene? I've done this job quite a long
:14:50. > :14:57.time. Still to come: The Liverpool
:14:58. > :15:03.with confidence. Still to come: The Liverpool doctor
:15:04. > :15:08.back from studying Ebola in Africa who is warning that the current
:15:09. > :15:12.outbreak could be catastrophic. And, remember this? Liverpool 's
:15:13. > :15:19.unforgettable Champions League comeback has become the backdrop for
:15:20. > :15:21.Bosses at the new North West Fire Control Centre have
:15:22. > :15:23.been fighting back against criticism of the new system.
:15:24. > :15:26.The centralised control room came under scrutiny after the Fire
:15:27. > :15:29.Brigades Union said a lack of local knowledge was putting lives at risk.
:15:30. > :15:31.But managers say the new system is quicker and more efficient.
:15:32. > :15:33.Andy Gill was the first television reporter to be
:15:34. > :15:47.in Warrington will stop all at the Northwest Fire control centre
:15:48. > :15:49.except those Northwest Fire and rescue resources,
:15:50. > :15:53.In July, the Fire are deployed from here.
:15:54. > :15:59.In July, the Fire Brigade union said a fire crew from Carlisle was sent
:16:00. > :16:04.Bosses here say a into a reservoir 100 miles away.
:16:05. > :16:10.alert was sent to Carlisle, operator and system error meant an
:16:11. > :16:11.alert was sent to Carlisle, but the incident was handled successfully by
:16:12. > :16:20.at the appropriate of the resources needed were sent
:16:21. > :16:22.at the appropriate times from the appropriate
:16:23. > :16:30.Cheshire and Greater for Cumbria,
:16:31. > :16:37.I take the view that the call centre still deployed from one location.
:16:38. > :16:44.for the whole of this massive region, a region with more
:16:45. > :16:50.` certainly the further putting at risk
:16:51. > :16:53.` certainly the further away they are from that command centre.
:16:54. > :17:01.There are new systems here more
:17:02. > :17:03.There are new systems here which allow the operators to
:17:04. > :17:09.gives more flexibility in deciding emergency much more quickly and it
:17:10. > :17:11.gives more flexibility in deciding who to send to an emergency.
:17:12. > :17:19.We are looking at ?20 money for frontline services.
:17:20. > :17:25.which was of savings over the
:17:26. > :17:28.which was part of the business case and if you equate that
:17:29. > :17:32.about 550 full`time posts. that's about 25 engines and
:17:33. > :17:39.This has handled more than 19,000 mobilisations since May.
:17:40. > :17:46.Next, Ebola is one of the most terrifying illnesses and while it
:17:47. > :17:53.reduced nurse recovering makes headlines tonight, a doctor is
:17:54. > :18:01.warning against complacency. His latest trip in a 30 year chip
:18:02. > :18:06.studying tropical diseases and he warns more needs to be done or the
:18:07. > :18:12.current outbreak will be catastrophic. We went to see him at
:18:13. > :18:15.the School of tropical medicine. In Liverpool, a new generation of
:18:16. > :18:21.top tiers prepares to take on the fight against the deadly Ebola
:18:22. > :18:27.disease. The School of tropical medicine... For four weeks, Doctor
:18:28. > :18:35.Dempsey risked his own life in Sierra Leone. Many of the patients
:18:36. > :18:43.were very ill. In terms of basic hygiene and so one, there were some
:18:44. > :18:48.problems with that. The epidemic has claimed the lives of over 1000
:18:49. > :18:54.people. As it spreads, so does fear and stigma for those working to
:18:55. > :19:00.suppress it. He worked along with the word `` the doctor who
:19:01. > :19:09.contracted the disease. Not all health workers have been given the
:19:10. > :19:15.all clear though. Many became ill and some died. In trying to keep in
:19:16. > :19:20.touch with colleagues that are still there, I'm hearing news of further
:19:21. > :19:26.illness among geeks colleagues. Despite the risk, he is keen to get
:19:27. > :19:31.back and so are many of his students. There will always be
:19:32. > :19:37.risks. You have to weigh up whether it is a risk you are willing to
:19:38. > :19:43.take. I did a course in December last year. Liverpool is one of the
:19:44. > :19:49.major centres for tropical medicine. He doesn't know when he will be able
:19:50. > :19:56.to go back but he knows first`hand that this is a disease that will
:19:57. > :20:02.play many more lives. If we do not launch an effective international
:20:03. > :20:15.It has become a fundraising craze on both sides of the Atlantic and if,
:20:16. > :20:19.unlike us, you've not done it yet, chances are you know someone
:20:20. > :20:26.has. The ice bucket challenge. It involves having icy water tipped
:20:27. > :20:32.wherever you and then making eight donation to motor neuron research.
:20:33. > :20:36.One worker said he has been sacked for doing it while at work.
:20:37. > :20:40.Millions of people have done it all over the world. But when Phil Lucas
:20:41. > :20:53.tipped a couple cost him a donation to charity, it
:20:54. > :20:58.cost him his job. That is due in orange, isn't it? Is that you
:20:59. > :21:02.telling him to get back to work? Yes. It is global now. It seems like
:21:03. > :21:15.I'm the as well. Other people in the video
:21:16. > :21:22.have had nothing said to them. It's a disgrace. Over the last few weeks,
:21:23. > :21:29.for charity as social media timelines have been taken over
:21:30. > :21:33.have done it, North West tonight presenters have done it `` North
:21:34. > :21:42.West Today... But this one, filmed in Leeds seems to have had
:21:43. > :21:47.unintended consequences. Phil says he received this letter warning him
:21:48. > :21:54.of disciplinary action and telling him to go to a meeting the next day.
:21:55. > :22:03.here later the same day he was sacked.
:22:04. > :22:07.was become of the ice bucket Challenger and he was
:22:08. > :22:24.Phil admits he had one written warning previously, but he says that
:22:25. > :22:38.to sack him now over this makes no Lots of comments on Facebook about
:22:39. > :22:43.that. Have a look and join in. Moving on to sport.
:22:44. > :22:50.Lancashire 's cricketers have moved closer to relegation after a heavy
:22:51. > :22:55.defeat. They needed to bat out the final day but they
:22:56. > :23:19.Liverpool fans will never forget that incredible match in Istanbul
:23:20. > :23:25.when their side came back from 3`0 down to win the European cup.
:23:26. > :23:29.that centres around that remarkable night is about to be released.
:23:30. > :23:35.It features a number of top actors and actresses as
:23:36. > :23:39.Probably the matches than on the big
:23:40. > :23:46.Probably the clubs greatest night and arguably the most remarkable
:23:47. > :23:52.final in European history. How on earth do you go back telling that
:23:53. > :23:59.story? It's not just football, is the Champions League final
:24:00. > :24:10.if somebody in Hollywood had written it we would have said it was a load
:24:11. > :24:20.of Tosh. The film follows down in their luck cabbies. The whole idea
:24:21. > :24:27.of the movie is to tell about football fans who are so fanatical
:24:28. > :24:33.they will do anything to get for a football game. Robbie
:24:34. > :24:41.part of the team but was in the crowd as a supporter and
:24:42. > :24:50.unfortunately. When you're a young player and you
:24:51. > :24:58.the fourth time, everyone hates it and I'm no different will
:24:59. > :25:06.furniture as he is a stadium tour guide. It has gone in a full circle
:25:07. > :25:13.was in the film. What about Hollywood then?
:25:14. > :25:20.know where to start. I wouldn't get too carried away. I
:25:21. > :25:24.just being modest. The film will be launched in
:25:25. > :25:34.That's great, isn't it? I remember that night so well. I was
:25:35. > :25:41.here working for is up I was not watching it in a public house and I
:25:42. > :25:48.I got home in time for the penalties.
:25:49. > :25:55.Now for the weather. It's not been too bad today.
:25:56. > :26:02.I promised a bright afternoon but the clouds have been so is
:26:03. > :26:10.they would not shift. Having said that, it has been fairly warm.
:26:11. > :26:16.that over the next two or three days,
:26:17. > :26:21.main story. For the weekend, temperatures will drop. Plenty of
:26:22. > :26:31.cloud around this evening. Like last night, where there are holes in the
:26:32. > :26:36.cloud we are likely to see fog and mist patches. Temperatures in double
:26:37. > :26:41.figures in towns and cities. Where we have clear skies, temperatures
:26:42. > :26:47.could be down in single figures. Another one day tomorrow but again
:26:48. > :26:52.extensive cloud cover from the word go. Mist and fog patches will lift
:26:53. > :26:58.and the linger for a while. We may see
:26:59. > :27:04.occasional but how much sunshine we will see
:27:05. > :27:15.tomorrow is On Friday, still a lot of cloud but
:27:16. > :27:24.into Saturday, a frontal system pushes in a band of rain. For the
:27:25. > :27:26.first time this week we are likely to see rain on Saturday.
:27:27. > :27:34.Disappointing test `` temperatures We thought it was going back to
:27:35. > :27:38.summer again. Maybe next week.
:27:39. > :27:40.We'll keep our fingers crossed. Thanks for watching.
:27:41. > :27:44.Good night.